Jean Paul Gaultier will launch the 2007 limited editions of Le Mâle and Classique for Valentine's Day at the end of this month. This year, the fragrance bottles are inspired by the Francois Gerard painting Psyche Receiving The First Kiss From Cupid (1798).
The fragrances come in 100 ml Eau de Toilette, packaged with two 3.5 ml miniatures (one each of Classique and Le Mâle).
(via cosmoty.de)
Lily Lambert has launched nine new fragrances:
Pavo (shown) ~ “Pavo is one of the most sensual and sexy scents you'll wear. Perfect for every day and night as a signature fragrance. Warm, sensual notes of spices, mandarin, green african musk, black pepper, vanilla and carnation make this intoxicating scent utterly delicious and oh so tempting to the opposite sex!” Pavo is available in Eau de Parfum (1 oz for $45) or Perfume oil roll-on (.35 oz for $40).
The Spectrum collection comprises 8 scents:
“S” ~ A spicy, warm and hypnotic potion with a sensual body of opium. A blend of amber, black berries and patchouli make this scent earthy and sexy at the same time…
Deal at beautyhabit: Get a free Molton Brown Rose Granati hand wash with any purchase of $75 or more using coupon code BHROSE, offer good through 1/23 or while supplies last. New items include Andre Gas Ensolleile Moi.
Deal at floris: many items on sale for UK customers, up to 50% off.
New at parfum1: Ralph Lauren Ralph Rocks, Aquolina Blue Sugar, David Beckham Instinct.
Rich Hippie has launched Foxy Lady:
Patchouli’s heady scent has a reputation for romance and so we’ve selected the finest Sumatran Patchouli and paired it with Madagascan Vanilla Bean and Ylang Ylang, Chinese Litsea Cubeba and Clementine from Italy. And the results are a perfume with aphrodisiac qualities you can easily fall in love with!
Other fragrance notes include neroli blossoms and blood orange…
For most of us, certain perfume notes may not sit well on our skin. For instance, berry notes can sour on me. I have had the painful experience of standing at Aedes in New York, waiting for a spritz of Parfums DelRae Bois de Paradis to settle on my skin (“My favorite!” the salesman said), and then having the salesman lift his nose from my arm with a firm, “No”. Similarly, on me Molinard Nirmala might as well be bug spray.
But beyond the chemical aspects of perfume are its aesthetic properties, and some of these don’t sit well on some people, either. This is where I have White Flower Failure. Tuberose, gardenia, and lilies smell just fine on me, and I adore them when I smell them on others. But when I wear a tuberose-based perfume, what I see in the mirror doesn’t match up with what I smell. I smell delicious, creamy flowers, and depending on the perfume, maybe purity or maybe a sexy, ladylike aroma, or maybe something else. What I see in the mirror is a slightly messy redhead wearing a rumpled vintage cashmere sweater, with no makeup but for red lipstick — that is, what didn’t wear off with her morning coffee. What I experience is dissonance…
